always with eyes and ears tuned to the future, the ever-prolific various production chose now ? with their pair of ?various versus? remix 12 inches fresh out the box only last week ? to announce their first new material of 2009, opening up a series of 12 inches designed to showcase a new focus in their music. unveiling three tracks of curdled electronic mutations, the ?trycycle? ep lights up with ?ramp?, featuring the unique, wildstyle and razor-sharp mc flows of v.e.x., who ? despite his previous collaborations with vp ? remains a nugget of hip hop treasure, hidden in plain sight and waiting to be discovered, with a rhyming style light years ahead of his contemporaries. you?ll have to listen hard to keep up with his stream of synapse-leaping lyrical reportage, but get familiar and expect to hear more from him with vp at the controls later this year. ?b-side? is a half-time piece of mongrel grime, teeming with twisting synth arpeggios, huge, bright, bumping chords and warped hooks. finally, ?trycycle? is a thrilling ride on an 8-bit syno-melody that ryiuchi sakamoto would be proud of, constantly twisting out of shape then recapturing it?s form ? it?s wobbly as hell but no less danceable for it.